Good Without God in 2016
Source: US NEWS By Robyn Blumner Now that news editors have assembled and disseminated their end-of-year lists – Top 10 of This, Worst 5 of That – I’d like to […]
An Open Letter to Ayaan Hirsi Ali to Public Dialogue and Debate
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” I read with disappointment Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal. While professing to promote peace […]
Ronald Reagan’s Son Records Atheist Radio Ad: ‘Not Afraid Of Burning In Hell’
The Huffington Post | By Shadee Ashtari Posted: 11/26/2013 1:53 pm EST Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, has recorded a radio ad promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The ad has been running on the progressive radio program “The Randi Rhodes Show.” In the ad, which […]
Atheism: The ‘A’ word issue
01:24 November 21, 2013 1:58 PM EST — Are non-religious, non-believing Americans hesitant to label themselves as atheists? Sunday Assembly co-founder Sanderson Jones shares his thoughts. (The Washington Post) VIEW VIDEO HERE: WASHINGTON POST
A Christopher Hitchens dream: Atheism on the rise in Egypt
Atheists in Egypt are on the rise — and assertively pushing their way into the country’s political debates By Khaled Diab Is Egypt going through a crisis of faith? During my recent visit to Egypt, I met so many non-believers that it was almost tempting to think that atheism has […]
Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven
Source: The Independcnce BY MICHAEL DAY, THE INDEPENDENT In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblica […]
You Wouldn’t Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion — But the Fundamentalists Have a Plan
As their power declines in America, fundamentalists are moving to developing countries not as far along the secularization curve. And they’re causing massive damage. March 15, 2013 | Sometime last […]
Names and attributes of God — an Islamic point of view
Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris ARABNEWS Friday 25 January 2013 Prior to the modern age very few people disputed the fact that the world has a creator. This fact was for […]
French Government acts to protect secularism from religious extremists
The French Government appears to be lining up for a full-scale confrontation with the Catholic Church, which is increasingly trying to interfere in political processes. The socialist administration has announced it intends to establish a new agency to ensure the nation’s secularism is protected from religious extremism. The agency will […]
Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Prologue: This is a two hour debate, between three well known atheists and three theists. First […]
‘No Religion’ Is World’s Third-Largest Religious Group After Christians, Muslims According To Pew Study
Reuters | By Tom Heneghan HUFFPOST RELIGION REUTERS – People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world’s faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus. The study, based on extensive data for the year 2010, […]
Anxious or Depressed: Are You in Need of Islam?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The recent tragedy of death of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut, has brought to […]
World’s most dangerous religion: Atheists face worldwide persecution – report
Russian TV: From the Christian West to the Islamic Middle East, atheists face discrimination and persecution including execution, life in prison, the revocation of citizenship and the denial of education […]
Scouts consider oath for atheists
The UK Scout Association is considering an alternative oath for atheists. The 105-year-old movement is launching a consultation to see if members would back a Scout Promise for those who […]
Atheists, please read my heathen manifesto | Julian Baggini
Sunday 25 March 2012 Source: http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/commentisfree/2012/mar/25/atheists-please-read-heathen-manifesto Atheists are too often portrayed as bishop-bashing extremists and any meaningful debate with the religious becomes impossible. How can this be remedied? At the Guardian Open Weekend, Julian Baggini presented his 12 rules for heathens In recent years, we atheists have become more confident […]
Why American Atheists are advertising to Jews and Muslims
Source: the Guardian American Atheists is an educational organization; we always intended to inform, to make people think. We never avoid being provocative, though that’s not the goal. We have not only a right, but a duty to speak the truth and to be heard. So our recent billboard campaign in Brooklyn and […]
The rise of atheism in Pakistan
Counter-extremism expert, Ghaffar Hussain catches up with ‘Hazrat Nakhuda’ – founder of the ‘Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics Facebook’s Group. Written by Ghaffar Hussain An increasing number of young Pakistani’s are […]